Will it open more Large? Sun Coral? - Page 2

RevHtree · #26 01/26/2006, 10:26 AM

Will they do ok under 250w MH's in a 125g?

musty baby · #27 01/26/2006, 11:13 AM

Yeah I think that'll be enough light!

musty baby · #28 01/26/2006, 11:16 AM

Sorry, I had to say it. Sun corals are NONphotosynthetic, so they won't care if you've got your tank in a lightless basement all day or with 5 kajillion watts of metal halide lighting. Ok, it might, cause that'd be damned hot and they DO like to open up when it's darker, but the point is the amount of light doesn't matter. They seem to be pretty hardy, and I'd say anyone that really wants to keep sun corals and has the time and energy to devote to feeding them constantly can keep them.

NanoCube-boy · #29 01/26/2006, 12:24 PM

I drop the cubes in and I blown cubes the with baster. Theses guys take forever to come out. Were the room lights on?

RevHtree · #30 01/26/2006, 12:30 PM

LOL! Thanks. Do they need to be fed daily, each poylp?

NanoCube-boy · #31 01/26/2006, 12:57 PM

Well, depends how much time you feed them. For example you can feed them every 2days, but you will have to feed them more than everyday.

I on the other hand feed it everyday, but I'm having a hard time feeding it. If you have 250w MH's, you might consider placing on the bottom of your tank. Depends how deep your tank is, making sure that it doesn't get to much lighting or the tissues with get damage.

musty baby · #32 01/26/2006, 02:13 PM

2 400s on my suns in a 75, no tissue damage. Nanocubeboy, the polyps come right out whether the light is on or not. Just keep at it. It should work eventually.

arozz7 · #33 01/26/2006, 02:37 PM

I have a small colony of sun corals that are not doing well (newbie but learning).....i think i was probably not feeding enough...this post and Melev's info have been very helpful.....I am seeing them respond to the new feeding schedules

....thanks!

NanoCube-boy · #34 01/26/2006, 06:56 PM

oh cool.

reefwick · #35 01/26/2006, 07:16 PM

I noticed that they do not like nitrates at all. I had problems keeping them in a 12 gallon nano-cube. I fed them all the time but they receeded. Having them in such a small tank causes water quality to go down because of all the food always present. IMO not good for a small tank but it can definitely be done with a lot of effort. Good luck

fishfanv · #36 01/26/2006, 07:26 PM

i have some of mine in a 12 & they're doing great. i take all out to feed in a separate container, though, as not to foul the water.

NanoCube-boy · #37 01/26/2006, 07:55 PM

fishfanv, what steps when you feed your corals in the container?

fishfanv · #38 01/26/2006, 08:09 PM

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Originally posted by NanoCube-boy
fishfanv, what steps when you feed your corals in the container?

i fill a large (i have 5 different suns) container with tank water around 8:30 at night every other day or sometimes twice a week depending upon how tired i am that night. i put some cyclop-eeze in the water to get them to come out if they're not already. then when they're out i target feed each polyp with a mixture of cyclop-eeze, f1 & mysis. then i let them sit there & finish eating for about half an hour or more and then return them to their tanks. i've been using this method for about 6 months or so and all my suns have grown like weeds! i've even seen some tiny little suns on random parts of my live rock (not the rocks the suns rest on).

NanoCube-boy · #39 01/26/2006, 08:16 PM

Grown like Weeds? what kind of weeds? haah J/k. Cool thanks...

NanoCube-boy · #40 01/27/2006, 12:09 AM

quick question, where do you guys place your tub. corals? are they near the sand bed?

reefwick · #41 01/27/2006, 12:20 AM

It doesn't matter. They are found on overhangs on the reef.

NanoCube-boy · #42 01/27/2006, 12:30 AM

oh. okay

3S1K · #43 01/27/2006, 10:44 AM

Can they be exposed to air?I just purchased some on wed and they are coming out tonight when i squirted some zooplankton on them.

NanoCube-boy · #44 01/27/2006, 12:23 PM

yea, but don't it out too long.

arozz7 · #45 01/27/2006, 04:44 PM

That might be my problem now....I have a 12g Nano...but I will be upgrading to a 60g soon....I will try the feeding in container...sounds like that works...thanks for the tip fishfanv

NanoCube-boy · #46 01/27/2006, 08:04 PM

How do they catch food in the cave?

fishfanv · #47 01/27/2006, 08:25 PM

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Originally posted by arozz7
That might be my problem now....I have a 12g Nano...but I will be upgrading to a 60g soon....I will try the feeding in container...sounds like that works...thanks for the tip fishfanv

no problem, hope it works for you.

fishfanv · #48 01/27/2006, 08:28 PM

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Originally posted by NanoCube-boy
How do they catch food in the cave?

same way as in our tanks. they hang on the walls of the caves with their polyps extended, when food floats by their tentacles grab it.

NanoCube-boy · #49 01/27/2006, 08:57 PM

Then why poeple haave to special feed them?

3S1K · #50 01/27/2006, 10:29 PM

I think because thats how they would feed in the wild were food would pass them all night long.In our fish tanks when the lights are off there isn't much food present unless your constantly feeding at night.

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